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1、浅谈英语委婉语及其社会影响论文AbstractLanguagemunicationisanimportantmethodtomaintainsocialrelationship,sopeopleoftenusetheindirectorpleasantexpressionsintheplaceofthoseconsideredunpleasant,rudeoroffensiveinmunication.Itisnotonlyalinguisticphenomenon,butalsoakindof
2、socialphenomenonandculturalphenomenon.Itreflectssomekindsofcorrespondingculturaltraditions.ThispapermainlyfocusesontheajorfunctionandthesocialinfluenceofeuphemisminEnglish.AndthefirstpartelaboratesuponthedifferentexpressionsofeuphemisminEnglish,divid
3、edintofourparts:figureofspeech,semanticmethod,thevarietyofpronunciationandspellingformandgrammar.Andthenitmakesstudytheapplianceofeuphemismonthreefunctions:avoidance,courtesy,disguiseinsociallife,anddiscussesthepositiveandnegativeinfluencesofeuphemis
4、m.Toknoodeofthinking,socialvalues,moralconcepts,.freelproveourlanguagemunicativeability.Keyism,application,socialinfluence,positive,negative【摘要】语言交际是人类以维系社会关系的重要手段，因而人们在交际中通常避免使用引起双方不快从而损害双方关系的语言，而是采取迂回曲折的方法来表达思想，交流信息，它不仅是种语言现象，而且是社会现象和文化现象。委婉语言体现了相应
5、的社会文化传统。本文主要阐述了英语委婉语的构成方法以及它的社会影响，并着重从修辞手段，语义手段.freelismisoriginallyfromGreek,meaning,“speakeans“e”means“speech”.ItsdefinitioninOxfordEnglishDictionaryis“(exampleofthe)useofpleasant,mild,orindirectoreaccurateordirectones.”1Theappearanceofeuphemismisb
6、asedontstotaketheplaceof“taboo”.etonymy.Thatistousethegeneraletonymy.Itcanbedividedintothefollos:1)tousethecontainertotaketheplaceofthethingsinthecontainer.Forexample:“tobefondofthebottle”isaeuphemismfor“likingtodrink”.2)Tousetheentiretyinsteadofthep
7、art.Forexample:“abdomen”isusedtoreferto“belly”;“limb”refersto“leg”.Forsomespecialoccasions,thepartcanbeusedinsteadoftheentirety.InAustralianEnglish“anoldhand”isaeuphemismfor“anoldprisoner”.3)Tousethetoolstotaketheplaceoftheobjects.Forexample,“pick”is
8、atoolofpryingthelock.Itcanreferto“thief”.4)Touseraaterialstotaketheplaceoffinishedproducts.Forinstance,“poppy”isakindofflo”.5)Tousecharacteristicstotaketheplaceofobjects.Forexample,“helloismfor“prostitute”becauseprostitutesoftenusethisasters;“bloodan
